Scriabin Poème Tragique Op. 34

[NuovoCurioso]

...bravissima Tamar....with my compliments!!!

[twooffour]

Sounds like Rachmaninoff's 2nd sonata...

[marginallymental]

I watch this every six months or so, just remind myself why I adore Scriabin, and to fall in love with Miss Shalvashvili all over again.

[salogioli]

To SUPPLEANDFIRM: of course, you are a moron and something really supple and firm must have been stuck in your rotten brain.

[SUPPLEANDFIRM]

@salogioli Perhaps my brain was stuck in my brain.

[pianoconcert2]

THK VERY MUCH FROM MY HEART TAMAR......KISSES FROM ITALY , VINICIO COLELLA

[SUPPLEANDFIRM]

Who does this cunt think she is?

[stuffcluster]

it's so wonderful that it's possible to enjoy music so completely also without see anything. i think it helps a lot these people and it's a great example for us to look at them

[MEpianist]

I love Middle Scriabin... as a pianist, I'm sure I'm not alone there.

[reddoghud]

I love the little look of satisfaction she has on her face when she finishes the piece -- bravo! Amazing!

[ddcmcr68]

I'm a pianist...and had to study a lot to get this level...it's really impressive!!!

[rvn10rvn17]

when your sight doesn't work, it all depends on feeling

[maloli17]

she is georgiaaaan :) i love her....

[Ravel87]

i love this performance

[BarNuun]

Tamar has a YouTube Channel : Zibunia .

[jebsievers]

God the beauty of which humans are capable.

[DrJobs]

oh wow...

[rockugotcha]

this is stunning awesome superb fantastic marvelous magical terrific

[marginallymental]

(gasp...choke...) I just finished learning this piece. It's so beautiful, but there are voices within voices in it and it ain't easy. She's actually taking it slower than many pianists have traditionally played it. I'm glad, too, because it brings out Scriabin's warmthShe's also playing down much of the left hand, which leaps about insanely over many octaves, overlapping into the treble, which in turn overlaps into the bass. I've such a crush on Scriabin!  Mad, driven, brilliant.

[marginallymental]

By "playing down", i mean she's playing it softly, not interfering with it.

[Finesse83]

Absolutely Phenomenal!! With such character and naturalness!

[JohnRawl]

There are new videos on youtube with Tamar Shalvashvili playing!! Go ahead, enjoy it.

[SteinwayArtist]

She's yummy...

[hohohee1]

llooooks likee shess peeeping : )

[culturehorse]

!..Lioness..! -nobility..

[nunnjl]

i love that chord @ :51 ....major 7ths are sooo sexy lol

[PianoCriticsKiller]

poop, ignorant moron. Go screw a dog, and stay off her videos, you dumb fuck.

[zajorax]

I can't decide which is more beautiful - you or your music. Captivating..

[PianoCriticsKiller]

poop, neither can you. you can't write either, you stupid, ignorant twit.

[Dariuswindarc0112358]

@zajorax Perhaps the beauty of her is that she is the music.

[armpiano]

wooooooooooooow

[princenosiatajansen]

ray charles was also blind....^^

[anfarahat]

I just fell in love with you and your music :)

[davidgray2]

It's interesting, that people with bad or no sight at all actually have a better chance of getting the right notes because they never look at them and get them right when they practise! Take Joseph Long for example. Of course, it's not about right notes and this woman is clearly a musician.

[mrpossibilities]

From experience I can tell you that as matter of fact there is no correlation with the ability to read music and the ability to hit the right notes. Some people are great sight readers and make lots of mistakes, and others don't. Some people don't read music and also play clumsy. The theory that the better you read, the worse you're likely to play is rooted in superstition and the myth that the more you learn the technicalities, the less you can be musical. But this is not true.

[davidgray2]

I did NOT stress a relation between reading notes and playing them well. I simply meant that, as she never looks at the keyboard, she would not feel anxious or different about where the keys are in a pressured situation, as she never relied on vision to get them...only muscle memory.

[PianoCriticsKiller]

davidgray2, it's so true. when i practice, i close my eyes and i can master the piece much accurately because you FEEL where to go, so it sinks in better. It's like your hands know where to go when you practice looking at it, and not looking. A double-dose of memory. lol

[likeagoodbook]

impossible is nothing... she proves it

[astronomo16]

My eyes yes that they cant see!

[Grigor99]

I couldn't play this well with eyes!

[llirik812]

thanks,wery match , to her!!!

[gabalbh]

Amazing!

[MadMadMadTom]

Wow. That was good!

[zekelounil]

i think it's almost unbelivable how this blind pianists can play in such a high level! it must take a lot of dedication and will to make this far with such a problem! but it must also be incredibly rewarding!...

[Kalen1457]

Thats amazing...

[Kobzar3374]

This moves me, not only because of the incredibly beautiful music by Scriabin, so impassioned and perfect, but also for the amazing performance. And it is so lovely the way (somewhat child-like) she raises her hands from the keyboard at the end, and her slight smile of satisfaction. Of course you can be happy when you are able to play like that. Congratulations, Tamar, we admire you and wish you all the best.

[spartan1081990]

playing piano is easier when you are blind, simply because inspiration and motivation come right out of the heart, laziness goes away and you develop super senses, that's why blind people can do amazing stuff. So don't consider her blindness a disadvantage, it's actually an advantage, I'm proud of her because she sets an example for me.I have eyes but I can't find inspiration, it's too hard when you have eyes and you can see the stupidity of people every day at school, so depressing.

[zzzrtboy]

Thank God for people like uhr1kraft. Because no matter how gorgeous something is, or the obstacles overcome in the creation of it - say, blindness for example - there is ALWAYS SOMETHING to complain about. I bet you're annoyed by Art Tatum videos because he has flatter fingers than alot of classical pianists. And he's got a bit of a lazy eye. Don't come on here and sh*t on someone's incredible performance just because you can't get laid. Do us a favor and drink some bleach.

[deeirelandlewis]

This is one of the most inspirational things I have seen in a long time....and I love her interpretation of this piece..it is beautifully phrased.............

[ancatiberian]

very good bravo..im amazed

[uhr1kraft]

lower those wrists

[zekelounil]

i don't know if you noticed, but the girl is blind!... i think that's the last thing she's worried about is the position of her wrists! and, besides, that doesn't seems to influence her performance!

[varenmoz]

dear tamara .. we love you.....

[jjweprich]

She sure knows a thing or two about phrasing!

[NuovoCurioso]

Meravigliosa creatura...formidabile pianista...un vero angelo venuto dal cielo!

[cerzule]

Absolutely remarkable! This is inspiring.

[kriptozen]

É de emocionar! Vê-la tocar iluminou minha visa esta noite. Muito obrigado por isso!

[volodyajazz]

Umnichka!!!!!!!

[encoberta]

she looks very beautiful too. How does she learn?

[callenishss]

wow at first i thought it was an average performance but then i realized shes blind, wow...

[dmcII]

Marvelous ! Being blind obviously forces her to rely on her ears even more which no doubt has a lot to do with her beautiful tone.

Bravo !

[beryllium2]

Its georgous! She is great! It would take me like 4 months to learn this song cause its so complex, but imagine if I couldn't see the score! Its incredible!

[zackaroosky1]

how old is she? she is really hot to.

[georgejey]

tamar shalvashvili is 26. she is beautiful girl and great pianist.

[wilsonnkwan]

beautifully played, but it's more romantique than tragique

[Fedidovisk]

Essa moça incorporou Scriabin!

[pianoconcert2]

bad men.....

[ninoreninore]

tamuna martla araCveulebrivia, zalan zalian did warmatebebs gisurveb, mTeli guliT

[bineblies]

unbelievable PERFORMANCE excluding the fact that the performer is blind.

[leontud]

spasibo Toma.

[georgecziffra]

How does a blind pianist learn new pieces? I am curious.

[dmcII]

Sheet music can be published or translated into Braille. Most blind people have very sensitive hearing. Also being a musician, this girl's ears are probably exceptional.

[VIDE0DR0ME]

dmcll, it's not about the braille or score. It's about how she could place her hands at the right spot 99% of the time without looking. The score is so replete with leaps and jumps that even Hamelin would, I imagine, at least sneak a peek at the keyboard once in a while. But this girl did it all on her own in a darkened cave without light... yet ignited our imagination with such vivid passion. Bravo to her.

[dmcII]

Video, no argument from me on that. I was responding to encoberta's question which I interpreted to be how she learns the music. I assume she had to have a score to work from. As for the leaps etc, you are absolutely right. Bravo indeed !

[lredmon]

Tamar Shalvashvili, please marry me. I will cook while you play on my grand piano. We will eat devine food!...and later listen to your playing while we drink coffee. Did I mention we will live in my castle?

[zkool5]

She already has a boyfriend, didn't you watch the opening of the video?

[lredmon]

.....Of course, he will have to go. I will pay him off and send him packing. :)

[jsthorne24]

interesting. I thought it was good, and that was before I found out she was blind :)

[pricelesskween91]

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

[angiolettiangela]

Hallo Tamara, thank you for the beautiful playing. You are lovely girl and pianist.

Wishes from italy. Franco

[MoonTribe]

Great performance and great piece! I never heard this piece before but I really like it.

Also, great performer!

[sshuck]

This was a very moving performance. I have a lot to learn about timing and lyricism.

[stienwayz]

I am wondering why the audience was not more enthusiastic at the end. It is a rarely performed Scriabin piece of much difficulty... and she is blind!

BRAVO!

[shilloshillos]

I totally admire people who can do as well or better than us who have everything and complain about silly stuff all the time.

[DualThunder]

practising must be very frustrating. Even for a person who can see, thats a good performance.

[vinnymatrix]

I can feel her notes got bit stress cuz not strong confident. But is ok, cuz she is alone not with symphony band.

[ganymed45]

simply amazing!! wow

[BarNuun]

This is the only version on Ytube? It opens with a similar turbulence to Scriabin's own performance of Etude Op. 8, No.12 The next person must play this one either with more emotional power (if that is conceivable), or perform blindfolded, or both! It could be some time before that happens. She found all the beauty.

[marginallymental]

@BarNuun I so agree. Tamar just soared in the Poème Tragique.. The piece has an otherworldly air I hadn't heard in it before until I heard Tamar Shalveshvili play it! Other people play around too much with it---Tamar plays it straight. And yes, the same style in the Scriabin Edude #8.

[greatlife11]

beautiful performance!

[Pianoloverok]

Woderful!!!!!!!!!!

[painkiller81692]

Hey, Can anyone tell me how difficult learning this piece would be? Could anyone also compare this piece to another one in terms of difficulty which would also be helpful.

[dmacgurn]

Very

Difficult, " Rachmaninoff vs. Chopin " I would say this piece is an inspiration of that phrase. The flagrant disregard for key signature and eastern European minor tone overemphasis.- you must have massive focus

[pianistmusic]

Yes this is a wonder .....and with such feeling ....great

[liveclassix]

not a wonder, a great wonder

[scottbos68]

well played and what a beautiful woman

[pianogirl98]

Bravo!

[BrucknerEnthusiast]

It's certainly a remarkable achievement that she can play such a difficult piece when she is blind, but Tamar would not want us to admire her playing ONLY because she is blind. We should recognise that what is more important is that Tamar is a fine musician, so we should appreciate her fine playing and try not to give too much attention to the fact that she is blind. Tamar is playing because she loves music, not because she wants to amaze us by playing without being able to see the keyboard.

[dioskuria]

hallo, i am Tamuna (Tamar Shalvashvili). I accidentally leasen my playing and read commentaries and this in why i am contaqting with you. thanks for your commentaries. I am Georgian. I live in Tbilisi (Georgian Republie). I am a student of II course of Magistracy of Tbilisi State Conservatoire. I am mastering to play the piano during 12 years. I have great reportaire, but unfoutunale i havenot profetiona DVDrecord. I study compositions by promting.

[Alvarordonez]

Hi!

Curiously I only have heard this piece here on youtube and I accidentally found your performance. I like this Scriabin's Poeme and your performance is great!

Congratulations!

[dmcII]

Tamara - You are wonderfully talented pianist and a beautiful young woman. I also enjoyed the video of your Haydn variations.  Thank you for sharing your music with us. I hope you have a long & successful career !

[Zebeldarebel]

She must know the piano so well to be able to do those leaps.

[mrtdawg99]

i wonder: how is it that she learned this piece? or who do they?

[goateedguy]

What a beautiful young lady - inside and out - small in stature, yet grand with such passion and ability.

[NordicHealer]

The power, sureness and tragic beauty of her playing just reduced me to rivers of tears. What incredible courage she must have to learn the art of fine piano playing without the help of her eyes, and to perform in public as well! This piece hops all over the place, so difficult to perform. Amazing!

[bakdgreat]

rivers of tears huh

[LVB1770]

Too much beauty! So much joy! A Musical orgasm!

[bakdgreat]

crude

[RealRussiansOnly]

poem tragic indeed. Cure! love, marraige, children=happiness. World needs more blind tennis players. Encore: eight finger version of Rach's Third. Unconscious banal exploitation of human being. Now what? Riply's believe it or not world tour.

[OnGuardForPeace]

Marvelous! And she's BLIND!!!!

[maraljan]

Her last name is Georgian. Whatever her ethnic background, this woman is remarkable, truly gifted by God! Please tell us more about her...how long she studied, with whom, etc?

[godora07]

no she is from the Republic of Georgia(former Soviet Union)

[Mishan92]

No, she is not.

Her last name is Georgian, but her first name is definatly an Israeli name (I better know, because I am from Israel!).

[maraljan]

Yes, Tamar is a Hebrew name from the bible, but has been adopted by many people, including many soviet republics, arabs, etc. Tamar means palm tree. I am familiar with Armenian history of the name-in Armenian legends, she was a beautiful princess.

[zeeprincesszee]

Akh Tamar you mean?

[EilisErina]

Yes because she is a Georgian Hebrew!

[godora07]

she is from Republic of Georgia(former Soviet Union)

[asimonia]

She must be an armenian pianist... This is absolutely incredible..

[Mishan92]

No. She is Israelie.

[godora07]

no she is from Republic of Georgia(former Soviet Union)

[Chopinesque]

That was incredible!

[mrvolvo10]

Brillant performance! She is an inspiration to all people who had to deal with blindness! Lets hope this inspire other pianists who are blind to strive for this level of achievement!

[Kraehe]

Yeah, just we wait until they've all seen it here on YouTube.

[mrvolvo10]

Oh yes...Imagine her at Carnegie Hall in New York. Sold out performance! And she brought the house down!

[emtube]

She is brilliant! Seems to be a student of the great Alexander Toradze (wish he would record more!).

Regarding bllind keyboardists, organist and Bach specialist Helmut Walcha learned new pieces by having musicians play for him 4 times (left hand, right hand, & pedal separately, then the complete piece), memorizing while listening.

[emtube]

She seems to be a student of Alexander Toradze, who I think to be one of the truly inspired pianists active today, who unfortunately records very little.

[emtube]

Excellent performance. She has really mastered the levels of attack needed to keep all the decoration from muddying the thrust of the melodic development. I'd love to hear her play other pieces--this is definitely not my favorite Scriabin.

[maraljan]

Tamar, Hye es? You are a testimony to the world, that anyone, no matter what obstacles they have, can accomplish ANYTHING! Your performance was absolutely amazing, I wish I could see you live. May God continue to bless you and may his angels always watch over you and lead your hands to make heavenly music!

SEROV -Maraljan

[pianofan86]

absolutly beautiful.  playing this piece being blind. This is amazing.

[ehrenfest]

Is there anyone here who knows that the word is spelled PIECE?

[robbiethemann]

yes

[jfeucht82]

Must take a good ear to be able to play this without ever seing sheet music. Unless she knew this before she went blind...

[pablosalaco]

I used to have a Blind Piano teacher they can read sheet music using braille its preety cool you can find any music in braille just check this out http://members.optusnet.com.au­/~terryk/toccata.htm

[kapsico]

Very impressive...the performance is awsome. She can really give to this the right sence...;)

[lapianissimo]

Wow, that's awesome!

[mrvolvo10]

I agree. And I wish the author of this video would tell us more about this artist. I found no websites about her so far...unless they are in a language that my browser plug-ins cannot translate... I felt the music came from not only the piano, but from her heart..

[Ravel87]

Amazing...

Very emotional, watching her play. 

[ivrykeys]

hmmm... after further viewing... she also looks like she could be kinda attractive given the right situation and clothing

[ivrykeys]

maybe she recently went blind? i don't know. i'll look her up

[ivrykeys]

i've also tried to play this peice... haha i'm nowhere close to her! this peice is a monster

[ivrykeys]

braille? haha i don't know but this is a pretty incredible feat.

[achilless]

how does she read sheetmusic? other than that, loved the performance